The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Mr. Zhang, congratulations, congratulations," a man who could be seen as a businessman at a glance came to congratulate Zhang Yu, his face was almost smiling like a flower, but he wanted to be brighter, " We have known each other for more than ten years, Zhang Yuanwai is really not mean, Mr. Zhang is such a dignified person as Yuanwai's nephew, and Zhang Yuanwai didn't tell us, if he offended him at the beginning, what should we do? ,"

"Oh, where is it? I, Zhang Yufang, am not such a person," Zhang Yufang replied with a smile on his face. Although it was against his will to do so, even though he clearly knew that the person in front of him was here to get close, but today is Zhang Fan after all. Even if he had to put on a smiling face, he would definitely persevere. After all, Zhang Fan is no longer an ordinary person. As an uncle, he absolutely does not want to be ashamed of it. "It's just me My nephew has been away because of some family matters, and I don't know about it, but since you said so, then I, Zhang, can't expose it like this. Another day, another day, I, Zhang, will be the host , entertain a few colleagues, even if I make up for it, "

"Well, I'll remember Zhang Yuanwai's words in my heart, and I'll wait for the good news when the time comes," the man hurriedly responded, and even before leaving, he still urged Zhang Yufang not to forget to entertain him.

A situation like this has happened many times in the Zhang family today. Most of these people are friends of Zhang Yufang who have some relationship in business, and many of them have only met Zhang Yufang a few times before, and they are not even familiar with them at all. Not really, and these people came here uninvited, all for one purpose, that is to try their best to build a good relationship with Zhang Yufang, then wouldn't it be easier for him to do business in the future, even if If he could have a few words with Zhang Fan, then he would have the capital to show off in Yangzhou City.

It is said that these businessmen are the same as those officials, and none of them have received any invitations. Zhang Yufang has never thought about inviting anyone to his home. The reason is still the same sentence. After all, Zhang Fan this time It is marrying a concubine. According to the established rules, the scale cannot be too large, and he also has some criticisms about Zhang Fan marrying Luo Linger, although he does not know the story of Luo Linger, and the last time he met Luo Linger, he was indeed a concubine. He felt that her appearance was really glamorous, and even Zhang Yufang himself had some thoughts about whether she was a man after all, but he also knew that Luo Linger was older than Zhang Fan, and this was what he thought in his heart. There are some reasons why he doesn't agree with this matter. After all, he is Zhang Fan's uncle. Even if it is such a thing as marrying a concubine, he naturally has to think about it for Zhang Fan, but he finally agreed. She is too young, she only pays attention to her appearance, it will get better after a while, besides, it is just marrying a concubine, it is not a big deal, if Zhang Fan feels bored in the future, just divorce Luo Linger, it is just a concubine room, it will not cause any trouble. What kind of gossip.

And Zhang Yufang can fully understand the reason why these merchants, and even many people who have some relationship with him from Suzhou Mansion and Yingtian Mansion came to congratulate him. Zhang Yufang himself has experienced it deeply. , since the reign of Da Hongwu, this jade business has been in Yangzhou for almost 200 years. Although the Zhang family can be regarded as a big family now, even the royal family in the Forbidden City of Shuntian Prefecture is looking for them I have ordered jade wares, but since the members of the Zhang family can follow the ancestral precepts and do business in a proper manner, no matter it is a huge bargain, they are not allowed to take it. , but it also makes many business people look down upon it. After all, are businessmen looking for profit? The good reputation the Zhang family has accumulated over the past two hundred years is nothing more than the good reputation they have accumulated over the past two hundred years. Not thinking about it some time ago, it was because Zhang Yufang was unwilling to accept bribes from Wang Dezhao.

However, the arrival of Zhang Fan made all this fundamentally changed. Zhang Fan recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and took the spiritual tablets of his father and grandfather and placed them in the Zhang family's ancestral hall where the spiritual tablets of ancestors and ancestors were enshrined. I can't get rid of the identity of "Zhang Family" anymore, and Zhang Fan's current status is there, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor and respected by the prince. No, Zhang Fan has everything after coming to Yangzhou. I didn't do it for Zhang Yufang, and I didn't even know that there was a problem with Zhang Yufang's business. However, because of Zhang Fan's identity, these problems seemed to disappear in an instant. No, it can no longer be described as hot. People who come to Zhang's house to buy things seem to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. When they buy, they are a lot of things, and the more expensive the better.

To be honest, Zhang Yufang is also very honest in doing business. He never thought of using other forces to expand the Zhang family's business. Even after he recognized Zhang Fan as his nephew and knew his identity, he also He never had the intention to ask Zhang Fan to do something for himself, but the fact is that Zhang Fan didn't have to do anything at all, and even Zhang Fan himself never did anything to help his uncle in business. With all his thoughts, just relying on his invisible influence, the Zhang family's business has once again waited to a higher level, and Zhang Yufang, no, it should be said that the treatment of the Zhang family in this Yangzhou city is also different. Although Zhang Yufang was relatively rich in the business circle before, he was a person who didn't like to show his face very much. Although other people were close to him, they definitely didn't communicate much. Now, everyone treats Zhang Yufang like that. Zhang Yan and Zhang Ting are also different, as if they have become the leaders of their class in this city. If Zhang Ting is wearing a very fashionable dress now If you go to meet her girlfriends with ugly clothes, no one will utter an ugly word, and even the next day there will be many ladies in the city dressed like Zhang Ting, this is the influence .

Although Zhang Yufang didn't want to do this, he couldn't let Zhang Fan tell others, don't take care of the Zhang family's business because of him, and now Zhang Fan has never said anything. Having said that, I am afraid that other people will think that he is talking ironically. The scene may be more lively than it is now. At that time, Zhang Yufang may raise the wages of those jade carving masters, and they will not continue to work. After going on, the current work has already made them breathless, so although Zhang Yufang is a little helpless, he has no choice but to accept this fact.

What's more, some time ago Zhang Yufang suddenly felt that he understood something, why the ancestors insisted that someone in the Zhang family be an official, and he wanted to be a high-ranking official. Doesn't this situation explain everything now? Isn’t it just to make money, but set the ancestral precepts, you must not be deceived when doing business, you must not drive up prices, and you must not bribe officials. You must know that businessmen will always encounter some special situations in the process of buying and selling. It became a quick way to solve the problem, but in the past 200 years, no matter what kind of difficulties the Zhang family encountered, they did not do this. Several times, many people who were in charge at the time wanted to break this rule, but The ancestors of the Zhang family wrote clearly in the ancestral training that anyone who dares to break the rules set by it will be kicked out of the Zhang family, and even the spirit seat will not be placed in the Zhang family ancestral hall after death. I don't know how much I heard from my father and grandfather when I was young, but until two months ago, Zhang Yufang never figured out the reason for this.

Now, Zhang Yufang understands that the two requirements of his ancestors are complementary. As long as someone in the family can enter the official career and become an official, all problems in the family will be solved. Of course, it would be even better if he became a high-ranking official. , Zhang’s business wants to develop and expand, not to mention effortless, even without using any means. Thinking of this, Zhang Yufang couldn’t help but confess his disrespect to his ancestors in his heart, but now, the facts are in front of him. The fact is indeed what he thinks, but the confession is the confession, Zhang Yufang still feels in his heart that the idea of ​​his ancestors is too much, after all, besides wanting the descendants of the Zhang family to get ahead, being an official only wants to To make the family business easier.

Today, although the Zhang family is not decorated with lanterns and festoons, it is also very festive, but some people are not very happy.

Zhang Ting, this cousin of Zhang Fan is not very happy, after all, this cousin she has not known for a long time, all the performances are completely the man she most yearns for in her heart, but they are of the patrilineal line after all It is impossible for them to get together, so Zhang Ting was a little unhappy that Zhang Fan's dream was shattered right in front of her eyes. Now that she saw Zhang Fan marrying a concubine and Luo Linger, she knew Zhang Fan When anyone wants to marry a woman who is older than him but much more beautiful than him, he will naturally not be happy, so much so that his brother Zhang Yan has secretly reminded her to keep smiling several times in today's arena.

These are the so-called **, and they were vividly displayed on this occasion today, but Zhang Fan didn't think so much, because he saw that Liu Shan was walking towards him through the gate with a smile on his face. ,